Sonic Lost World Producer Takashi Iizuka Wanted To "Aim For The Unexpected" With Zelda And Yoshi DLC

Wii U title Sonic Lost World was recently given some DLC-love with special Yoshi and Zelda-themed levels, and producer Takashi Iizuka has been speaking to 4gamer about how this collaboration came to be — and why Sonic won't be teaming up with former rival Mario in any future downloadable content for the game.

Iizuka says that the Nintendo-exclusive nature of the title inspired him to aim for something unique with the DLC, rather than taking the easy option and putting Mario into the game:

Sonic Lost World is a title that only released on Nintendo hardware, which is an opportunity that I couldn’t believe, collaborating together. This time, the appearance is interesting, as combining Sonic into such a world is extremely foreign, and I wanted to aim at the unexpected.

There has been much mix and collaboration of Mario and Sonic in the “Mario & Sonic” series, and they have parts that resemble both games. There was also the idea that the combination of the two might not be that interesting to the audience.

Iizuka explains that each stage took around three months to complete, and that the experience of creating the Zelda Zone has given him the appetite for more content:

In normal production, the hardest part is building up the base of the game. Stages can normally be changed simply by variations, but this time, it was shaped to be a different experience on each stage [of the DLC], which is why it took so long to complete. It’s easy for Yoshi to be in Sonic Lost World, but the music, sound, and soundtrack of “The Legend of Zelda” made the development all the more entertaining and fun. I now feel like I want to make more, rather than just simply one zone. (Laughs)

What did you think of the Zelda and Yoshi zones? Would you be keen to see more in the future? Let us know with a comment.

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Best Sonic game ever. I truly don't get the meh reviews it got. Maybe people didn't play around with the controls as much and discover how much depth there is? In any case, the DLC has been awesome. The Zelda Zone in particular has given me hope that they could actually pull off a successful Sonic Adventure game.

"There has been much mix and collaboration of Mario and Sonic in the “Mario & Sonic” series, and they have parts that resemble both games. There was also the idea that the combination of the two might not be that interesting to the audience."

"There was also the idea that the combination of the two might not be that interesting to the audience."

"The combination of the two might not be that interesting"

SEGA!! DO YOU NOT REALIZE HOW AMAZING A PROPER MARIO AND SONIC CROSSOVER WOULD BE?!?!?!?

Then make Sonic Adventure 3 already!!! With generations game play with Shadow, Blaze, and Silver playable in an open world with Eggman Nega as a villian!! IS IT REALLY THAT HARD TO COME UP WITH AN IDEA LIKE THAT! Or just let the Sonic Comic writers make Sonic Adventure 3 they use the Sonic franchise better than you Sanic Team and they even make the stories dark just look at the current Sonic Universe arc. T_T